Health and Safety Code section 24402

A peace officer shall not use the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report completed by a peace officer. A peace officer may describe the characteristics of an individual’s conduct, but shall not generally describe the individual’s demeanor, conduct, or physical and mental condition at issue as excited delirium.

Source: Section 24402, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=24402. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_24402

Original Source: Section 24402, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=24402. (last accessed May 12, 2025).